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Aug 11, 2026

Raúl Castro's grandson accused of links to Cuban mafia amid role as key envoy to Trump

Raúl Rodríguez Castro, known as "El Cangrejo" and a key figure in Cuba-U.S. negotiations, has been accused of supporting a human trafficking network linked to Cuban organized crime in Quintana Roo, Mexico, according to testimony from a detained gang member reported by The New York Times.

Aug 11, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪At least 25 people died during maritime transit operations conducted by the Cuban mafia in Quintana Roo.
  • ▪Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro previously served as the personal bodyguard to his grandfather, former Cuban President Raúl Castro, during official state visits.
  • ▪Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, a colonel in the Cuban interior ministry and grandson of Raúl Castro, is nicknamed El Cangrejo due to a congenital condition of having an extra finger.

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Human traffickingCuba-United States relationsOrganized crimeRising US-Cuba tensions

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